- Oct 21, 2022
- Tess D. McCann
Always Devoted to Such Use: Sacrifice Zones and Storage on the Boston-Revere Border
A new logistics center in Revere tells a familiar story and poses the question: how inextricable is land use from the land itself?
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- Apr 14, 2022
- Megan Nally
Power, paper, and PCBs: An environmental history of the Lower Neponset River
Last month, the EPA announced the addition of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List—a designation that will provide federal resources for a long-awaited environmental hazard investigation and cleanup project.
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- Mar 24, 2022
- Rachel Sharer
Going Green In Union Square
This past Monday marked the historic opening of the new Union Square stop on the MBTA's Green Line extension. In this article, we unpack the history of Union Square and explore how transit relates to broader social justice issues.
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- Sep 17, 2021
- Elizabeth Borneman, Lily Xie, and Hua Xi
"We Never Wanted Him Here"
A brief history of protests, takedowns and counter-proposals to the commemoration of Christopher Columbus in the United States
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